Malaysia Airlines will remove all Airbus A380s from its fleet

Malaysia Airlines, along with the decision to delay deliveries of the 737 MAX airplanes, also declared that it will retire the Airbus A380 in the coming months.

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In this way, the Asian company is one more to announce the retirement of the A380, after Etihad made the same decision and after several criticisms from the CEO of Qatar to the double-decker plane.

Currently, the company has 6 aircraft of this model in its fleet, and all will soon be disconnected from the company's network. There are still no airline plans on where it will store the planes, which belong to the airline itself.

“We are aware of the challenges in selling this aircraft, but we are still looking for ways to dispose of our A380 fleet. At the moment, management is convinced that the A380 does not fit into the future plan,” he said. Izham Ismail the CEO of Malaysia Airlines for Reuters.

Previously, the company was already giving indications about the retirement of the aircraft. The company gave up on an interior upgrade in 2018, while looking for those interested in operating its A380s.

Malaysia Airlines will withdraw all Airbus A380s from its fleet

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